A fly-tipper was caught on camera as he dumped two chests of drawers on the side of a road.

Now the County Durham man has been ordered to pay a £400 fine and was given a criminal record.

Simon Littlefair, 33, of Wilson Street, Crook, was filmed removing the old drawers from the back of a van at Peases West Athletics Track in Crook on August 26 last year.

After contacting the owner of the van, the neighbourhood warden discovered that Mr Littlefair was not the owner and had borrowed the van in order to dump his rubbish.

Mr Littlefair contacted the neighbourhood warden and agreed to accept a fixed penalty notice (FPN) of £400, which was delivered to his home by the warden.

Simon Littlefair who was caught on CCTV flytipping in Crook, County Durham (Image: Handout)

Mr Littlefair did not pay the FPN within 14 days and was brought to court where he pleaded guilty to depositing controlled waste without an environmental permit, contrary to the Environmental Protection Act 1990.

The defendant was then ordered to pay the original £400 fine, as well as £130 in legal costs and a £40 victim surcharge.

Durham County Council say they are working in partnership with Durham Police, the Environment Agency and Crimestoppers to crack down on flytipping through its award-winning Operation Stop It! campaign.